Sony’s Future Lab R&D Program to Showcase Tech at SXSW
[Philip Lelyveld comment: from the video at the link, the new sound system looks like a neck harness. LG tried that form factor a few years ago. We'll see at the launch...]
Sony announced the launch of its Future Lab Program, a new research and development initiative “that emphasizes an open creative environment and direct lines of communication with society, through which it aims to co-create new lifestyles and user value in the future.” Sony’s program will share prototypes with the user community during development and welcome feedback to help refine projects. The first project — a hands-free interface that offers a new way to experience audio — will be featured in Austin at the SXSW Interactive Festival.
The UI prototype enables “the user to receive audio information without having to insert any object into his or her ear,” explains the press release. It will be one of a number of concept prototypes at Sony’s SXSW booth March 12-14.
See the full story here: http://www.etcentric.org/sonys-future-lab-rd-program-to-showcase-tech-at-sxsw/